Patients Come First

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Jennifer Kennard, Nursing Professional Development Generalist for Mother Baby and Lactation at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She joins us for a conversation about her work, Sentara’s “I Gave Birth” bracelets, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hash...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Nancy Boykin, DNP, Chief Nursing Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Retreat Doctors’ Hospital, an HCA Healthcare facility. She joins us for a conversation about herself and her career, efforts within HCA to foster colleague development and support, a local campaign to expose young people to professional opportunities in health care, and more. Send questions, comments,...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Chris Finley, HCA Healthcare Capital Division Associate Vice President of Community Engagement. He joins us for a conversation about his career, an ongoing effort by HCA Virginia to support mental health and wellness among teens, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #Patie...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Delegate Rodney Willett, who represents the Henrico County-based 58th House District in the Virginia General Assembly, for a conversation on his work and legislative career, his role as Chair on the Select Committee on Advancing Rural and Small Town Health Care, and much more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Fern Hauck, Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine and Director of the International Family Medicine Clinic at UVA Health, for a conversation about her career, her recent recognition for her work with refugee families, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Kaitlyn Lynch, an occupational therapist at VCU Health Community Memorial Hospital in South Hill, VA. She joins us for a conversation about her work, an experience that set her on her career path, and how her life has been linked to the hospital for years. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Andy Spicknall, the inaugural president of Bon Secours Harbour View Hospital, a facility in Suffolk that’s slated to open in 2025. He joins us for a conversation about his professional journey, the work of establishing a new hospital to serve community health needs, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (T...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Denise Butler, a Geriatric Assessment Coordinator with Riverside Health, for a conversation about working with people experiencing cognitive challenges as they age, an innovative Memory Café she helped pioneer, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFirst hashta...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Sue Henneberry, a Richmond-area woman who volunteers at Sheltering Arms Institute, a provider she previously encountered as a rehabilitation patient following a limb amputation. During our conversation, we’ll learn more about Sue, the medical condition that led to amputation, her impressive athletic achievements since then, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or ...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Amy Rosa, DNP, Vice President and Chief Nursing Informatics Officer for Sentara Health, for a conversation about her work and professional journey, and some insight about how smartphone technology is being leveraged in Sentara hospitals to enhance patient care. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Inst...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Seung Lee, a transplant surgeon who is associate surgical director of liver transplant and living liver donor at VCU Health Hume-Lee Transplant Center, for a conversation about his work, liver health and transplant, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsComeFir...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Saad Haque, a physician with VHC Health who specializes in gastroenterology and hepatology. Our conversation covers how his pursuit of medical training brought him to the U.S., the importance of digestive and liver health, information about the VHC Health Digestive Center, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or cont...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features Dr. Julia Siegel Breton, a VCU Health physician who leads the innovative Hospital at Home program. Our conversation delves into her professional journey and what inspired her to pursue geriatric medicine, an overview of how the VCU Health Hospital at Home program works, and more. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on ...

This episode of VHHA's Patients Come First podcast features features Dr. Rachel Moon, a UVA Health Children’s Hospital pediatrician and safe-sleep expert, who joins us for a conversation about her career, and to share information about safe sleeping practices to safeguard the health of infants. Send questions, comments, feedback, or guest suggestions to pcfpodcast@vhha.com or contact on X (Twitter) or Instagram using the #PatientsC...